service members injured after a suspected rocket attack at the al-assad airbase in iraq as tensions in with all the latest, good morning to you. >> good morning overnight and iran back militia targeted a base in iraq that houses american troops, were waiting for more information on the condition of the soldiers, we know that several were injured in the attack, and marked the 219th time the u.s. forces were targeted to the middle east since october and the target of the incident that occurred at the al-assad airbase in western iraq couldn't have come at a more tense time president body was at the white house during this event being updated on the expected iranian attack that is planned against israel, the commander-in-chief posting to ask that he was briefed on the incident in efforts to de-escalate with iran and its proxies biden goes on to say that we discussed the steps were taken to defend our forces and respond to any attack against our personnel in a manner of our choosing the question how the united states will respond what role the americans will play in defending israel. irania

iranian attack targeting israel, the proxy fighters launched two missiles from the truck at al assad airbaseiously injuring five u.s. service ministers and pipe contractors, receiving care at al assad and two have been evacuated for further care. all seven injured aren't in stable condition, iraqi security sees the truck and found eight more muscles prepared for launch. this was the second attack on al assad in three weeks. these attacks had largely been paused since february from october 8th to february, carrying out 170 attacks on u.s. bases. >> does iran have full control over iraq and syria? >> i assume they have a great deal of control, because we know they were able to stop the attacks in december during negotiations for hostages, there was a period where they were told to stop and they did. >> general eric carrillo was an israel meeting with defense minister yu of galante and the idf chief of general staff to coordinate next steps, lloyd austin spoke with him on monday. the secretary ordered additional capable cruisers and destroyers to the eastern mediterranean and the red sea. among

the timing of this bombing at the al assad airbase. we received updates on threats posed and democratic efforts to dee dees deescalate. we discussed steps we're taking to defend our forces and respond to any attack against our personnel. how will the united states respond and defend israel? briefed foreign ministers yesterday and confirmed they plan to strike israel in response to the killing of hamas leader. this comes as war in gaza goes on. u.s. announced it fired nine staffers for suspected involvement in the october 7 massacre. >> carley: rising tension. trey is live in haifa, israel. bring in rebecca grant to talk about this. iran has yet to strike israel. yesterday our service mabs were targeted. who is responsible for this and how do we respond? >> it is tragic and biden almost has a war with iran on his hands. this was carried out by militia group in iraq funded and supplied by iran. they used very old russian rockets. they go up to the proim ter, shoot the rockets and scoot away. we did a retaliation in iraq a few months ago,

service members were wounded yesterday in, a rocket attack on al-assad airbase in western iraq.ur personnel in the region. larry: senator, i have to tell you, with all due respect to secretary of defense, distinguished military man, mo not person also. what he said is blarney, we have been d attacked there before, and we have had service people killed and hurt, and u.s. government has never done anything, why should we believe anything that secretary of defense says, if you run, in you are a mullah why should you believe a word of it, they have never acted on it before. >> larry, you are right. they won't believe us, they shouldn't believe the secretary of defense nor this administration. we have seen time and time again where u.s. service members have been killed, maimed and injured. and what has this administration done? absolutely nothing about it. we saw the 13 that were killed in abbey gate, we walked away from afghanistan. we saw the three that were killed just this year at tower 22 in jordan. and what did we do ? nothing. >> those injured at al-assad and other rocket atta

news coming across the wires this hour reports of two rockets being fired at the i rocky and al-assad airbasereports just yet of any injuries or damage but we will continue to follow that. as you mentioned the main threat that people feel in the region is the potential of an iranian attack and iran says that likely will happen and it will be severe, this is a look at the u.s. presence that we can see within the middle east with the navy fleets that are en masse all around the region as israel is here trying to shore up support from its allies in washington and it will come to israel's defense. today west general michael gorilla is an here meeting with the chief of the general staff talking security and strategy. this weekend israel held the defensive talks on the likely kinds of attacks that iran could carry out in much of the preparing that we have seen in recent days has been centered around iran attack back in april when it launched 300 drones and missiles towards israel and one night alone so iran sending this warning to washington. >> if the american government acted on its moral legal a

but it was the first attack that we have seen in several weeks again, against al assad airbase just last month, there was yet another attack on these attacks are being carried out by suspected iran-backed militias. and of course this comes as the entire region is on heightened alert amid concerns that iran could launch a coordinated attack against israel that could include these kinds of attacks on us service members. and so while we don't necessarily know just yet who the culprit is of the suspected rocket attack. it of course, bears all of the hallmarks of the dozens and dozens attacks, such attacks that iran backed militias have launched against us and coalition russian forces in the region since last year. and so we have to wait and get to get more information here. we again, don't know the extent or the severity of these injuries, but very significant because it would mark the first time it seems since those three us service members were killed in a drone attack in jordan earlier this year, that us service members have been injured in an attack by these suspected proxy groups, jake,

blaming iran aligned militia groups for the rocket attack that injured several us troops at the al assad airbase in iraq on monday. the defense it's department called the attack a dangerous escalation. this of course, comes just after president biden and vice president harris were briefing the situation room on threats posed by iran and its proxies. cnn chief international correspondent, clarissa ward is live for us in tel aviv. i know there they are awaiting what they expect to be the attack, which is potentially imminent today that's right, sara, we're definitely seeing an uptick in the tempo of back-and-forth on that northern border between israel and lebanon with hezbollah announcing last night that they sent several swarms of attack drones israel reporting that several people were injured in the town of nahariya. >> similarly, israel also saying that they had carried out strikes inside lebanese territory. lebanese authorities saying at least five killed in one town. and hezbollah saying two hezbollah fighters. and a paramedic were killed. so this is certainly something of an increase from w